| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007) |
| Director | Ridley Scott |
| Writer | Steven Zaillian, Mark Jacobson |
| Lead Actor | Denzel Washington |
| Cast | Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Chiwetel Ejiofor |
| Genre | Biography, Crime, Drama |
| Release Date | November 2, 2007 (United States) |
| Duration | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Budget | $100 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDB Rating | 5.8/10 |
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Positive Aspects of AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007)
Being a Ridley Scott film, you are assured of a high-quality experience, and he delivers yet again. The visuals are top notch with music, sound, and editing all first rate and put you in the picture very quickly. Surprisingly for a gangster flick, the film is a rather intelligent and piece of work. Denzel Washington gives a commanding yet controlled performance as Frank Lucas, easily one of the best of his career.
When Frank does the business, he’s ruthless, yet he’s also well thought, saying how he has to keep as low a profile as possible to avoid drawing attention to himself (a good scene where he throws a mink coat in to the fire after it almost gets him assasinated by rival mobsters was a strong scene and showed a very different gangster). Russell Crowe also delivers a restrained performance as the honest but flawed Richie Roberts, the cop who eventually brings Frank’s empire to an end. The film almost has a documentary quality to it, not highlighting big dramatic moments in either man’s career, but rather just showing how it all went down in a very realistic fashion.
Drawbacks of AMERICAN GANGSTER (2007)
There’s not a lot wrong with this film, aside from it not really having a knock-out punch. Maybe I’m too much of a fan of films like Scarface and Goodfellas, but American Gangster doesn’t have the extra ‘something’ that those films had. This is a minor point, however and there’s never really any hope of trying to compare those films with American Gangster. There may have also been a little too much time spent on Richie’s personal life, even though it helped to establish his character outside of his job.
Final Verdict
Well-constructed, well-filmed, realistic portrayal of the rise and fall of New York gangster Frank Lucas.
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